Đề thi chọn Học sinh giỏi cấp Tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Sở GD&ĐT Sóc Trăng (Kèm file nghe)

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1. SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH SÓC TRĂNG Năm học 2015-2016 Đề chính thức Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 9 (Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể phát đề) Ngày thí 31/01/2016 ____________ Đề thi này có 5 trang - Thí sinh làm trên giấy làm bài. - Thí sinh làm phần nghe hiểu trước. A. Listening (3.0 points) Part 1. You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). (2.0 points) 1. You hear part of an interview in which a film director talks about his favorite movie. Why does he like the film? A. It is very funny. B. It is very exciting. C. It is very romantic. 2. You hear a man talking about a sofa he bought. What is he complaining about? A. He received the wrong sofa. B. The shop overcharged him for the sofa. C. The sofa was damaged. 3. You hear an actor talking about using different accents in his work. What point is he making about actors? A. They need to study a wide variety of accents. B. They have to be able to control their use of accents. C. They should try to keep their original accents. 4. You hear part of an interview in which a man is talking about winning his first horse race. What does he say about it? A. He found it rather disappointing. B. He didn’t have a chance to celebrate. C. He was too tired to care. 5. You hear a writer of musicals talking on the radio. What is he trying to explain? A. why his aunt’s career was not very successful B. the difference between American and British musicals C. his reasons for becoming a writer of musicals 1
2. 6. You hear the beginning of a lecture about ancient history. What is the lecture going to be about? A. trade in arms and weapons B. trade in luxury household goods C. trade in works of art 7. You hear a man talking about travelling from London to France for his job. What does he say about the train journey? A. He’s able to use it to his advantage. B. It’s a boring but necessary part of his job. C. He enjoys the social aspect of it. 8. You hear a woman in a shop talking about some lost photographs. What does she think the shop should give her? A. some money B. a replacement film C. an apology Part 2. Listen. Are these statements true or false? Check () the correct answer. (People are ordering food in a restaurant). (1.0 point) True False 1. The customer is not very hungry 2. The customer loves fries. 3. The customer hates spicy food. 4. The customer can’t have salt on the fries. B. Grammar and use (7.0 points) Part 1. Choose the best answer. (2.0 points) 1. Timpson ____ 16 films and I think her latest is the best. A. made B. has made C. was making D. had made 2. “Could I just do it right now?” - “ _________” A. Yes, let’s B. Yes, you could C. Not for me D. Why not? Go ahead 3. A football match is divided into two ____. A. time B. parts C. halves D. sections 4. You can see the ____ of the book on the back cover. A. worth B. price C. cost D. value 5. We got used to ____ in the evening. A. be walked B. walked C. walk D. walking 6. The synonym of the verb “refuse” is ____. A. deny B. allow C. admit D. permit 7. Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English ____ become tourist guides. A. so as B. so that C. so as to D. in order that 8. They didn’t understand the matter; ____, they didn’t ask for help. A. however B. and C. but D. moreover 2
3. Part 2. Use the correct form of the words in parentheses. (1.0 point) 1. How many ________________ entered the race? (compete) 2. The talks were totally _______________. We didn’t reach agreement on anything at all. (product) 3. We must get rid of the _____________ which slows our development. (poor) 4. You mustn’t leave your luggage ____________ for even a moment on the train. (attend) Part 3. Identify the one underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that should be corrected or rewritten. (2.0 points) 1. What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems. A B C D 2. We are all slow destroying the environment around us. A B C D 3. I like to go to the countryside and my little sister does, either. A B C D 4. It’s difficult for me decide whether I should accept the job or not. A B C D 5. She spends her free time to visit galleries and museums. A B C D 6. Despite of all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong. A B C D 7. She has got a new job. You must congratulate her for her success. A B C D 8. She had the gardener to plant some trees. A B C D Part 4. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. (1.0 point) 1. He wore a false beard to avoid ______________. (recognize) 2. After her operation, all her hair ______________. It’s growing back now. (fall out) 3. I sat down for a rest while the shoes ______________. (repair) 4. This is the first time I _________ a novel written by an American novelist. (read) Part 5. Choose the correct preposition. (1.0 point) 1. My mother is very keen ____ growing flowers. A. of B. for C. on D. in 2. Don’t make up your mind at once. Talk ____ with your lawyer first. A. off B. out C. to D. over 3. I saw the thief take Peter’s wallet so I ran ____ him, but I didn’t catch him. A. after B. into C. near D. over 3
4. 4. That tie doesn’t go ____ that suit. A. up B. with C. off D. on C. Reading (4.0 points) Part 1. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D. (2.0 points) It’s sometimes said that there is (1) ____ new in the world of fashion. I met Annabelle yesterday. She was a well-known (2) ____ during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens, they enjoyed looking at her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (3) ____ such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (4)____ trousers looked good? And those who wore ugly platform shoes. (5)____, Annabelle noticed to her amusement that seventies (6) ____ were in fashion again, “I was planning to throw all my old clothes (7)____ but my daughter went to a party last week”, she said, “and guess (8)____ she was wearing – that’s right, some of my old clothes!” 1. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. thing 2. A. writer B. playwright C. architect D. model 3. A. was wearing B. has worn C. used to wear D. wears 4. A. flared B. flare C. be flared D. to flare 5. A. Therefore B. Consequently C. However D. Moreover 6. A. styles B. forms C. uniforms D. formats 7. A. out B. in C. aside D. away 8. A. how B. what C. which D. that Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (2.0 points) Natural disasters are often frightening and difficult for us to understand, because we have no (1) ____________ over when and where they happen. What we can control is how prepared we are. Places that are more likely to have (2) _______________ disasters, such as the earthquake-prone Pacific (3) _________ of Fire, or coastal (4) _____________ vulnerable to hurricanes, require accurate methods of predicting disasters and warning the public quickly. Once people have been (5) ____________ , evacuation routes must be provided so that they can all (6) ___________ quickly and safely, even if they travel on foot. People need to be educated on the risks in their area, and what to do when a disaster strikes. After a disaster, even if no one has died, there is a lot of (7) ___________ to people, homes, farms and workplaces that must be repaired. This takes a lot of time and money to fix, and a country damaged by a disaster usually needs a large amount of international (8) ___________ to get better. D. Writing. (6.0 points) Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentences before them. (2.0 points) 4
5. 1. The furniture was too old to keep. - It was ... . . 2. The garage is servicing my car on Monday. - I am .. . 3. “I must see the manager!” he cried. - He insisted ... . 4. We couldn’t drive very fast because of the thick fog. - The thick fog.. . .. . Part 2. Rewrite the following sentences, using the word given in capital. Do not change this word in any way. (1.0 point) Ex: I hadn’t made speeches before, so I was very nervous. (USED) => Because I wasn’t used to making speeches, I was very nervous. 1. Mozart’s last work was unfinished when he died. - Mozart died .. (WITHOUT) 2. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me. - I would like to say . (THANKFUL) Part 3. Write the benefits of physical exercises. Write a composition (about 120 – 150 words) to state your ideas. (3.0 points) * Note: Don’t write your name or your school’s name. ---The end--- Chữ ký giám thị 1: . Chữ ký giám thị 2: .. Họ và tên thí sinh: .. Số báo danh: ... 5